Geographic Information Visualization and Analysis (GIVA)
The GIVA group is responsible for teaching and research in geographic information science at the GIScience Center of the Department of Geography, together with the GIS and Geocomputation groups.
GIVA Mission
Discover and teach new insights on how to creatively design geographic information displays that encourage healthy engagements with the world.
Our Vision
Smart geographic information displays that offer equitable access to knowledge, are engaging to use, and empower all citizens to live a healthy and environmentally sustainable life, in a diverse, democratic, and mobile digital information society.
More on our research interests...
News
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Toward flexible visual analytics augmented through smooth display transitions
Visual Informatics
> More InformationWorkshop report of the Schloss Dagstuhl Seminar 19192
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Real-time geospatial surveillance of localized emotional stress responses to COVID-19: a proof of concept analysis
Health and Place
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Scientifica
Besuchen Sie uns an der Scientifica 2021 – 3. bis 5. September 2021
Wie macht uns das Navi der Zukunft schlauer? Können Sie den Weg zu Ihrem Lieblingscafé beschreiben? Welches ist der kürzeste Weg zur Parkbank mit der schönsten Aussicht von Zürich?
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Space-Time Dependence of Emotions on Twitter after a Natural Disaster
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health
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Does diet map with mortality? Ecological association of dietary patterns with chronic disease mortality and its spatial dependence in Switzerland
British Journal of Nutrition
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Can Big Data Be Used to Monitor the Mental Health Consequences of COVID-19?
Int J Public Health
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SRF: Swisstopo
Geografische Daten der Schweiz für alle verfügbar
Tagesschau vom 21.03.2021
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New Publication
Geospatial Analysis of COVID-19: A Scoping Review
Munazza Fatima 1, Kara J. O’Keefe, WenjiaWei, Sana Arshad and Oliver Gruebner
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health
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Public Health Interventions, Epidemic Growth, and Regional Variation of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Outbreak in a Swiss Canton and Its Greater Regions
Annals of Internal Medicine
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Susceptibility of domain experts to color manipulation indicate a need for design principles in data visualization
Markus Christen, Peter Brugger, Sara Irina Fabrikant
PLOS ONE
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